Us Sanctions North Korea

Foreign intrigue, star wattage: Sony hacking and it's sensational plot lines

President Barack Obama said Friday the US would respond to the cyberattack, though he did not say how, after the FBI publicly blamed North Korea.

North Korea proposes joint probe with US into Sony cyber attack

An unnamed spokesman of the North's foreign ministry said there would be "grave consequences" if Washington refused to agree to the joint probe and continued to accuse the North, the official KCNA news agency reported.

North Korea denies hand in Sony hacking as US cries foul

US experts say Obama's options could include cyber retaliation, financial sanctions, criminal indictments against individuals implicated in the attack or even a boost in US military support to South Korea.

In US, call for tougher sanctions against North Korea grows after Sony hack attack

While US officials are saying privately that they believe North Korea was connected to the attack, the White House has not said so publicly.